Add links

Whenever you type text that OneNote recognizes as a link, OneNote automatically formats it as one. For example, if you type www.microsoft.com into your notes, OneNote turns that into a link. Clicking it will open the Microsoft website in your browser.

You can also manually insert links into your notes (including links to text, pictures, and to other pages and sections of your notebooks), by doing the following:

Select the text or picture where you would like to insert a link.

Choose Insert > Link.

In the Link dialog box, type the link’s destination URL into the Address field and then click OK.

Add files to your notes

OneNote can keep all of your information about any subject or project together in one place — including copies of related files and documents.

In your notes, go to the page where you want to insert a file or document.

Choose Insert > File Attachment.

In the Choose a file or a set of files to insert dialog box, select one or more files, and then choose Insert.

Inserted files show up as icons on your notes page. Double-click any icon to open its file.

Remember, inserted files are just copies. OneNote doesn’t automatically update the copies if the original files change.

Add more pages

In the section of your notebook that you want to add pages to, near the right side of the page, choose Add Page.

When you are ready to use one of the new pages, type a page title into its page header area, and then press Enter.

Tip: To change the order of your pages, drag any page tab to a new position.

Add more sections

Sections in OneNote are like the tabs in a typical five-subject paper notebook. With OneNote, you can have as many sections as you want.

Right-click any section tab at the top of the current page, and choose New Section.

Type a title for the new section, and then press Enter.

New sections always contain one blank new page. You can start taking notes on this page or delete it and start with a page from your favorite template.

Save your notes

OneNote doesn’t have a Save button. That’s because you never have to save your work in OneNote like you do in other apps.

As you work in your notebooks, OneNote automatically saves everything for you—no matter how small or large the changes you’ve made. This lets you think about your projects, thoughts, and ideas instead of worrying about your computer files.